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Idaho Department of EducationReagan Brown sliced a board from a cut log using a brand new bright orange sawmill as a crowd of students, teachers and lumber industry workers looked on. He was part of a day-long event Orofino Junior Senior High School put on May 22 to show off its new trade programs, including the sawmill. -
Geoffrey von Zastrow Photography/FlickrAfter two years of controversy, the University of Idaho will not be acquiring the for-profit University of Phoenix. On Tuesday, both schools announced they agreed to cancel the $685 million deal.
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History has been shaped by many, from activists to scientists to politicians. However, not all who have contributed have been recognized, particularly those who are women. -
Boise State University and University of Idaho are each poised to take a $2 million hit to their budget next year – the latest fallout from a years-long battle over diversity, equity and inclusion policies. -
The University of Vermont’s newly appointed president Dr. Marlene Tromp visited the campus this week. And she answered questions about her plans for, and perspectives of, the Vermont college. -
Boise State University President Marlene Tromp will become the University of Vermont’s 28th president, the university’s Board of Trustees announced on Thursday. She will assume the post later this summer. -
The country of Rwanda is still recovering from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The country is going through a period of healing and recovery while rebuilding the social and political systems that collapsed during that period. -
Office of Civil Rights is targeting 45 universities for 'race-exclusionary' advanced degree programsSix universities in the Mountain West are among the schools under investigation for participating in a program aimed at helping minority students earn doctoral degrees in business. -
As many as three billion people in the world play video games and one professor is finding a way to use this hobby to teach international relations. -
We sometimes hear in the news of a large financial gift left to an organization after someone dies, but you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to leave a bequest to a charity or to family members, and it happens more often than you might expect. -
The cookies may be delicious, but the Girl Scout Cookie Program is about more than just the Thin Mints and Caramel Delights - it’s also about building confidence and learning new skills. -
Idaho House Bill 93 gives parents up to $5,000 in a tax credit, per child, to help cover private school costs. But critics, including the Idaho Education Association, argue it could drain funding from public schools and it lacks enough oversight.
